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Sunday, October 26, 2025
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Topic: Defamation

Ex-editor of The Sentinel sentenced in defamation case filed by Himanta Biswa Sarma

A district court of Assam also fined the journalist Rs 5,000 in the case filed by the Assam minister.

PQR and XYZ — Delhi HC judge gives new names to Smriti Irani and Sanjay Nirupam

In two judgments Wednesday, R.K. Gauba tried to protect the identity of petitioners Irani and Nirupam 'in their interest'.

Summons against Smriti Irani quashed in a defamation case filed by Sanjay Nirupam

Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam filed the defemation case when the Gujarat Assembly poll results were announced in 2012.

In #MeToo era, this colonial-era law also needs to be junked

By choosing to file a criminal defamation case only against Priya Ramani, M.J. Akbar makes no effort to hide his intentions.

After Kejriwal’s ‘meek’ apology, AAP is struggling to not look like a party of hypocrites

Kejriwal’s apology is reportedly a bid to free himself from the defamation cases he faces, including one by finance minister Arun Jaitley

Talk Point: Should sex tapes of politicians influence election outcomes in India?

The emergence of Patidar leader Hardik Patel's private videos in the middle of a heated election campaign raises questions about just how much such scandals affect election outcomes.

Talk Point: Is it democratic to have harsh criminal law over civil remedies against defamation?

Contributors argue if in a democracy, do we need harsh criminal law over civil remedies against defamation.

On Camera

After losing no.2 carmaker spot, Hyundai is betting big on the new Venue

Indian car buyers are just as tech-obsessed as their Chinese counterparts, and that obsession has taken precedence over handling and performance.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.